cleanliness C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈklɛn.li.nɛs/ UK /ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/ See IPA manual Freq #22009 Meanings 1 noun diligence in keeping clean Cleanliness was required in every dairy. 2 noun the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections Cleanliness was required in every dairy. 3 noun The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene. Both engines and carriages were maintained in admirable cleanliness, and a very high standard of neatness characterised the permanent way and lineside buildings. 4 noun Ritual purity. Cleanliness was required in every dairy. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites dirtinessfilthinesssqualor Word family Related forms cleanness Appears in Phrases (1) See all personal cleanliness The practice or state of keeping one's body and clothing clean. Adjective + noun Proverbs (1) See all Cleanliness is next to godliness Etymology From cleanly + -ness. Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cleanliness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈklɛn.li.nɛs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/ **Frequency rank:** 22009 ## Meanings 1. diligence in keeping clean 2. the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections 3. The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene. 4. Ritual purity. ## Examples - Cleanliness was required in every dairy. - Cleanliness was required in every dairy. - Both engines and carriages were maintained in admirable cleanliness, and a very high standard of neatness characterised the permanent way and lineside buildings. - Cleanliness was required in every dairy. ## Antonyms - dirtiness - filthiness - squalor ## Related Forms - cleanness ## Etymology From cleanly + -ness. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown